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HTTP Request-Response Cycle in Website Building
HTTP requests and their role in website building:
Web clients use HTTP to send requests to servers to access or modify resources and data. The importance of understanding how HTTP requests and responses work in website building cannot be overestimated. Let’s break down the different components and terminologies that are associated with the Request-Response of web development. Also known as the HTTP Request and HTTP Response cycle. Let’s begin:
Methods of HTTP Requests:
HTTP defines a set of methods that clients can use to request information from web servers. Remember that these methods correspond to Create, Read, Update and Delete (CRUD) operations that can be performed on data:
- Creation of data: Clients use the HTTP POST method to create or update data on the server. This method is used when HTML forms need to submit form data to the server. For example, when a user fills out a form to create a new account and clicks the submit button, the browser sends an HTTP POST request to the application server to store the user’s data in the database.
- Reading data: Clients can use the HTTP GET method to get information from the server. This is useful in scenarios where the client needs to get what the user requests.
For example, when a user browses a shopping site and…